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Teaching Excellence Award in World Languages

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2024 Teaching Excellence Award in World Languages (Formerly the Foreign Language Teaching Excellence Award)

Teaching Excellence Award in World Languages

The Texas Language Center is pleased to announce students may now nominate their instructor(s) for the Teaching Excellence Award in World Languages! These awards include a monetary prize and the recipients will be chosen from your nominations by members of the Texas Language Center selection committee.

The TEAWL awards are given to one professor or lecturer and one graduate assistant instructor based on their demonstration of the following: 

  • A commitment to teach world languages and cultures--and to do so with distinction
  • Superior knowledge of the language and culture taught
  • A passion for teaching
  • The ability to convey excitement about learning a new language and culture
  • The ability to impart knowledge while challenging students to delve more deeply into the subject matter

Attention 2023-2024 language students! To submit your nomination, please fill out the survey at this link.

Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2024.